Pune : ‘Mrs Maharashtra - Empress of Maharashtra 2018’ finale is scheduled for 25th November 2018 at Hyatt Pune, on the grandest scale ever. After several rounds of auditions held across Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur, Nagpur, Nasik, and Ahmednagar, 40 beautiful ladies will vie for the coveted title.

This is the third year in a row, that this prestigious pageant has transformed lives of talented women into queens. On the elite jury this year, are Mrs. World 2001 Dr. Aditi Govitrikar, actress Ritu Shivpuri, Nationally famous singer Shibani Kashyap, who will also be performing ‘live’, besides Vinay Aranha, the events lead presenting sponsor and Sumit Kumar, GM, Hyatt Pune. The versatile actor & anchor Aman Verma will be the celebrity host. Prafful Kothari is the Organic Gifting Partner.

Mrs. Maharashtra had its first showing at the Residency Club on 23rd October 2016, where 36 Finalists from across Maharashtra had vied for the Title. Dr. Radhika Wagh and Shilpa Ojha won the coveted crown in their respective categories. The 2nd season of Mrs. Maharashtra was held in October 2017. DIVA in conjunction with Maharashtra one (a leading TV Channel), had orchestrated a far bigger pageant at the Courtyard Marriott in Hinjewadi. Repeated ad spots across Maharashtra had ensured all Audition venues were flooded with aspirants vying for the Title. Out of 380 registrations across the State, 40 deserving candidates were selected as Finalists. Shreya Tupe won the crown in the Silver (under 35yrs) category and Louise Damerum took top spot in Gold (over 35yrs). DIVA Pageants have been organising the pageants, besides grooming each contestant. They have subsequently grown to conducting pageants on a far bigger scale viz ‘DIVA Mrs. West India' and more recently 'Mrs. India - Empress of the Nation', the grand finale of which was recently held on 9th September 2018 in a star-studded event at the Hyatt Pune.

Anjana and Karl Mascarenhas, Directors of DIVA, are the owners and driving forces behind each title promoted by them. ‘We are proud and happy that our winners of the past Mrs Maharashtra pageant have bagged several advertisement campaigns, walked the ramp for celebrity designers and even won prestigious international titles’, beams Anjana Mascarenhas.

‘The endeavour by DIVA is to constantly upgrade and give Audiences and Contestants the very best, be it in choice of Venue, enhanced production values and the most intensive grooming by industry experts. Transformation of every Contestant speaks volumes of just where you can reach by participating in the ‘Mrs Maharashtra’ pageant’, says Karl Mascarenhas.